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At present the feature hasn’t been released and it is still on its
developmental stages. So far only few people had tested the service.
Good news for avid users of the social media website Facebook, as apps for
various mobile devices will be available very soon to allow the users to see
their old posts that they have posted with their friends by way of searching
with keywords.
The social media giant, Facebook is doing its best to ensure that the users
will be able to have satisfactory user experience by coming up with novelty app.
Facebook had earlier rolled out the so-called ‘Graph Search’ feature that aids
the users to look for particular information they needed.
The new feature will indeed be fun as it allows the users to travel back
time and reminisce the good ole times they have shared with their friends,
relatives, colleagues and among others. Looking for old posts will enable the
users to get the information they needed while saving time and effort.
This can be great news for everybody, but for some this will be quite
bothering since the new feature since disturbing posts they have posted online
before can now be easily summoned back and can be able for comments and likes.
The apps will let the users have a view of the past gatherings, functions or
events by posting specific keywords they like. To date, Facebook is providing
more power to the users. Nevertheless, there are still qualms on the part of
the people regarding how the social networks manage their data.

A court ruling by Judge Lucy H. Koh from the
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, said; "Apple
hasnot established that it is entitled to the permanent injunction it seeks.
Apple's motion for a permanent injunction is therefore denied."

A federal U.S. judge denied
Apple's request to slap a sales ban on the Galaxy S3 and older smartphones
manufactured by Samsung Electronics.

The filing pointed out that Apple is moving based "only" on the three
patents to keep Samsung from making, selling, developing or advertising its
products.

The U.S. judge said, "Apple has not satisfied its burden of demonstrating
irreparable harm and linking that harm to Samsung's exploitation of any of
Apple's three infringed patents. Apple has not shown that it suffered any of
these alleged harms because Samsung infringed Apple's patents."

Samsung said it welcomed the ruling. "We remain committed to providing
American consumers with a wide choice of innovative products," the Korean
company said.

"This decision is good news not only for Samsung but also for Google, the
developer of the Android mobile operating system etc," German-based
intellectual property expert Florian Mueller said on its popular FossPatents
blog.

In this second California case, Apple is essentially suing Samsung as a proxy
for Google, said the expert.

Mueller expects Koh will "very soon" rule on the parties' other
post-trial motions.

"Apple wanted almost 20 times more money than the jury awarded,"
Mueller added.

Samsung is pushing for a further adjustment in its favor, especially for the
invalidation of certain asserted patent claims, while Apple would ideally like
a retrial because the damages award was disappointing from its point of view,
Mueller said.

The ruling is expected to lay the groundwork for Samsung and Apple to drop
their ongoing patent litigation in the United States.

The 2 organizations earlier agreed to drop all lawsuits, internationally ,
other than those in the United States after Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman
Lee Jae-yong met with Apple CEO Tim Cook at an event with owners and CEOs at
major technology companies in the Silicon Valley.

"Apple's continued inability to convince U.S. courts that its patents
entitle it to drastic remedies has probably increased the likelihood of a
near-term settlement of the remaining litigation between them," Mueller
said.

Facebook-owned photo-sharing service
Instagram has launched an app for capturing time-lapse videos using Apple
mobile devices.

The Hyperlapse "app" was
designed to let people easily make high-quality time-lapse videos even while
moving around with a smartphone, according to InstagramHyperlapse videos can be
saved on mobile devices and shared on Instagram.

"From documenting your whole
commute in seconds or the preparation of your dinner from start to finish to
capturing an entire sunset as it unfolds, we're thrilled about the creative
possibilities Hyperlapse unlocks," Instagram said in a blog post.

Hyperlapse applications were made
available only for mobile devices powered by Apple software.It will be very
useful for an iPhone user and may be very faster to sharing a video file.

Market research firm eMarketer said
in a report in March that nearly 35 million people in America accessed
Instagram at least once each month as of the end of 2013, a jump of more than
30 percent from a year earlier.

The report said nearly 25 percent of
Smartphone users in the United States will use Instagram at least once a month
by the end of this year — bringing the total user base to more than 40 million.

Instagram in November began
displaying ads as Facebook moved to start making money from the smartphone photo
sharing service it bought in a billion-dollar deal in early 2012.

If you are a iPhone user today there a news for you. Does
your iPhone 5 run out of battery faster than you can reach a charger? If so
Apple might have some bad or good news for you.
The bad: Apple has determined that “a very small percentage” of iPhone 5 Smartphone
sold between September 2012 and January 2013 were shipped with a faulty
battery. The good: Apple is replacing them for free.

Customers who think their phone might be affected can simply plug their
serial number (found Settings > >General >> About) into this form to
check, and if it’s a match, they can arrange a consultation with a local Apple
store or ‘authorized service provider’.

There are plenty of caveats though: the replacement service doesn’t cover
the iPhone 5s and 5c; owners will have to pay to fix any cracked screens before
getting their battery replaced; and although the replacement service has
started only in the US and China, other countries (including those in Europe)
will have to wait till August 29.

It is not the first time this has happened, with Apple confessing to similar
battery problems with the iPhone 5s back in October last year (a few
thousand devices were affected) but if your iPhone is still cursed with limited
juice we recommend you check out our tips to keeping your battery going.

For most of us bad battery life is just an unexpated consequence of asking
more of our Smartphone’s without any equivalent leaps forward in battery design
and for all the excitement surrounding features in Apple’s upcoming iPhone 6, a
two-day battery isn’t likely to be announced on the day.

If Apple can deliver on its new iPhone 6, it should be the impetus it needs
to rekindle its Smartphone , which has been overtaken by Samsung. The company
has been forceful with its upcoming product releases, with Senior VP Eddy Cue
launching speculation ahead of the Worldwide Developers Conference held earlier
in June in San Francisco.

The Homeland Security department and
other govt agencies including National Cyber security On July 31,
Communications Integration Center, Secret Service and their co-partners in the
security industry have warned the retailers against the possible security
breach, specifically about a new type of malware ‘Backoff’ which was discovered
last October
A few days ago , Backoff has infected many computer systems in 51 United
Parcel Service (UPS) stores across the US.

“Once the bad guys realized they were able to penetrate larger networks,
they saw the opportunity to develop malware that’s specifically for credit
cards and can evade antivirus programs,” Jerome Segura, a senior security
researcher at a cybersecurity software firm Malware Bytes said.
According to Segura, Backoff is similar to another malware and the only
difference is that it’s designed to target high-value computer systems.

Backoff ables hackers to go undetected partially due to the reason that it
hasn’t been widely distributed over the web.

In a bid to provide a more secure transaction gateway, banks and businesses
have been asking the retailers to get their payment systems updated so that
they could move to chip-based credit cards from the obsolete one.

A security analyst for Gartner Research, said, “The weakness is the magnetic
stripe. I can buy a mag stripe reader on eBay and easily read all the data from
your credit card. It’s an antiquated technology from the 1960s.”

Some credit card organizations have even set a deadline for October next
year to upgrade to this new payment system. Meanwhile, the security department
has recommended all retailers to scan their computer systems for the malware
and get their payment system protected from breach.

Users post their secrate
thoughts and it's anonymous. Sometimes the use of real names can pull back the
curtain and make the experience unhappy for those called out.
Secret wants to curb the use of real names by eliminating them completely. A
new system will detect when a user tries to post a message with a real name and
will block it.

"We've learned that the vast majority of great secrets don't have names
in them, and the few that do usually aren't productive and can even be
harmful," Secret wrote in its new rules, according to Apple Insider.
"We have replaced our position on the use of main names and, in addition
to discouraging their use, we are actively blocking posts containing names of
private individuals whenever possible."

The company's backend could always locate names in post, but now it can
detect "keywords, sentiment and photos of people," according to
Secret.

Secret community guidelines advise against posting threats, bullying or
harassing. "W’ill delete content and we reserve the right to escalate to
law enforcement if we perceive a real risk of harm to others," the company
says.

The other replace to policy includes the use of personal photos. Users can
no longer use photos previously taken on their phone devices, but must use the
in-app camera to take pictures in the moment. In exchange, Secret will open
access to billions of photos from Flickr.

Seeing as how many posters ask "yes or no" questions, Secret will
also incorporate a new polling feature. Users can turn any "secret"
into a question for their app friends to answer.

Microsoft's Windows 9, the successor to the widely panned Windows 8, could
be shown off at the end of next month, according to a new report.
Microsoft is planning to hold a special press event on September 30 to
preview off Windows 9, The
Verge is reporting, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the
company's plans. The date is currently "tentative," according to the
report.
According to The Verge, the software maker is tentatively planning its press
event for September 30th to detail upcoming changes to Windows as part of a
release codenamed "Threshold.
However, the Threshold version of Windows is currently in development and
Microsoft plans to decleare a preview version of what will likely be named
Windows 9 to developers next month.
The early technology preview will give developers a chance to get their
hands on the new mini Start Menu in Windows 9, alongside the removal of the
Charms bar feature and several UI changes.